What color is #8EAF50?

#8EAF50 is a desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Lime It or Leave It. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8EAF50?

The RGB value is 142, 175, 80: 142 red, 175 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8EAF50?

The complementary color is #7150AF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8EAF50?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.4:1 and white text 2.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8EAF50 color

#8EAF50 rgb(142, 175, 80)

Shades of green

The hex color #8EAF50 is a desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.7% red, 68.6% green and 31.4% blue (142, 175, 80).

Its hue angle is 81°, with 37% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 0% magenta, 54% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Lime It or Leave It (#8CA94A), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.4:1).

#8EAF50 color codes

HEX	`#8EAF50`
RGB	`rgb(142, 175, 80)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.7%, 68.6%, 31.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(81, 37%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(81, 54%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 0%, 54%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.27, -26.49, 44.44)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.27, 51.74, 120.8)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.933, 36.99, 13.256)`
Decimal	`9350992`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8EAF50, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #8EAF50	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.4:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8EAF50 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.4:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #8EAF50 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8eaf50; }
.text { color: #8eaf50; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8eaf50; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(142 175 80 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8eaf50, #5eaf50); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #8EAF50?: #8EAF50 is a desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Lime It or Leave It. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8EAF50?: The RGB value is 142, 175, 80: 142 red, 175 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8EAF50?: The complementary color is #7150AF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8EAF50?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.4:1 and white text 2.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.